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As the South Korean 9th Division began to retreat south, their death was imminent, as the 29th Regiment of the 88th Division had ambushed them on their route of retreat.

As a thrilling ambush began, the South Korean 9th Division, which was already in chaos, became even more chaotic after the ambush of the 88th Regiment. These South Korean soldiers had no resistance at all, and they began to flee in all directions like frightened birds.

The unlucky one was Park Zhengyi, the commander of the South Korean 9th Division, who was hit by a stray bullet in the chaos and died directly.

A small part of the remaining South Korean 9th Division surrendered directly on the spot, while the rest fled towards the defense zone where the US 3rd Division was located.

He Daming, the deputy commander who served as the battlefield commander, issued a strict order prohibiting the pursuit of any enemy troops fleeing south.

The main fear was to anger the U.S. military and cause them to intervene. If this happened, it would affect the situation and deployment of the entire summer counterattack. For this reason, all units of the 29th Division were very restrained and, in line with the principle of not pursuing a desperate enemy, did not pursue the South Korean 9th Army that fled south.

After three hours of fighting, the battle of Jixiong Mountain ended.

The 15th Division of the 29th Army killed more than 9 people from the South Korean 2500th Division, captured more than 1500 people, and the rest were missing. The division commander Park Zhengyi was killed on the spot. Nine tanks, more than 9 artillery pieces of various types, and various types of ammunition and supplies were seized.

It really made the 29th Division richer. To be honest, the 9th Division of South Korea was provided with welfare and warmth by their volunteer army.

After the Jixiongshan battle ended, He Daming immediately ordered his troops to rest for a while, and after quickly cleaning up the battlefield, he prepared to continue moving westward towards Xinmudong to continue expanding the results of the battle.

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At the same time, the 15th and 44th Divisions under Yashenli's 45th Army were attacking the Waiyadong area, where they were obstructed by South Korea's ace 1st Division.

The battle situation is not optimistic.

This was also because Army Commander Qin Wei misjudged the opponent's strength.

You should know that South Korea's ace First Division is not an ordinary division. It has more personnel than ordinary divisions, better weapons and equipment, and assistance from senior US military advisers. It is more than armed to the teeth.

Although the combat effectiveness of the 44th and 45th Divisions was strong, they were still at a disadvantage in the frontal combat against the South Korean ace First Division which had the advantage of terrain.

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After fighting in Waiyedong for a full three hours, the 3th Army was blocked here and could not advance at all. This made the commander Qin Wei quite angry. You know, he had given a military order to the Zhisi, promising to successfully complete the feint attack mission. However, now the troops were blocked in Waiyedong and could not deploy their forces, let alone break through the enemy's defense line and support the entire 15th Corps.

To this end, he immediately convened an emergency meeting at the army's temporary command headquarters, with Cui Dake, commander of the 44th Division, and Xiang Shaozhi, commander of the 45th Division, also present.

"Commander Cui, Commander Xiang, how come you can't take down even the small outer caves? It's been three hours, and the 3th Corps is still waiting for the signal from our 20th Army.

We can't go on like this, pass the order down, at any cost, we must gnaw down this tough bone of Waiyedong for me!"

Faced with the death order from Army Commander Qin Wei, Cui Dake, the commander of the 44th Division, immediately expressed his objection.

“Commander, my 44th Division and Commander Xiang’s 45th Division have suffered heavy casualties. The South Korean troops stationed in Waiedong are extremely powerful, their equipment is not inferior to ours, and they also have a certain geographical advantage.

In my opinion, if we continue to fight like this, I'm afraid it will only increase casualties."

When Army Commander Qin Wei heard Cui Dake's discouraging words, he did not agree.

"Captain Cui, some casualties are inevitable in a war, but the mission assigned by the commander must be completed! It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it only takes one moment to use it!"

When Cui Dake heard what Qin Wei said, he knew that he could not refuse his combat order, and immediately turned his gaze to the political commissar Gu Sheng standing beside him for help.

Seeing this, Gu Sheng interrupted and said, "General Qin, our army's casualties are indeed a bit too heavy at the moment, and there won't be much progress if we continue fighting.

In my opinion, we should suspend the offensive, retreat 10 kilometers, and then think of new ways."

Gu Sheng's words were equivalent to telling Qin Wei in disguise that your battle plan this time was wrong.

Qin Wei, who always cared about his reputation, suddenly became unhappy.

"Political Commissar Gu, what you said is true, but we are not going to complete the combat mission assigned by the higher-ups. If the Zhisi blames us, will you bear the responsibility or will I bear it?"

Qin Wei's words instantly confused Gu Sheng.

He now feels a little regretful. He should not have acted as a peacemaker at the combat meeting and lent a helping hand to Qin Wei.

The main reason was that he was wary of Qin Wei's faction. He was the commander of Song Lun's side and had a very powerful background. As a political commissar with no faction at all, he dared not offend him.

Faced with his words, Gu Sheng didn't know what to say for a moment.

Just when the situation reached a stalemate, the communicator suddenly ran in.

"Commander, Political Commissar, victory news, victory news!"

When Qin Wei heard what the correspondent Liu Bing said, he immediately asked,

"What's wrong, Xiao Liu? Did our 44th and 45th Divisions take over Waiyedong?"

Correspondent Liu Bing shook his head.

"Commander, no, it's from the 29th Division in Jixiong Mountain. They have successfully defeated the South Korean 9th Division and are currently moving towards Sinmok-dong and Fangtong-ri. The gap in the South Korean army's defense line in the south has officially been opened."

When Qin Wei heard that He Daming had made a breakthrough, his face darkened. After all, he hadn't even started yet, but the other party had already taken the lead and won a great victory.

But he changed his mind and thought that as the chief officer, the credit of the 29th Division should naturally be attributed to him. For this reason, he immediately smiled and said to everyone: "Deputy Commander He and his men are great. Xiao Liu, you immediately notify all units of the 20th Corps to launch a general attack according to the original plan."

Then Qin Wei looked at Cui Dake and Xiang Shaozhi,

"Captain Cui, Commander Xiang, since Deputy Commander He has already opened up the battle situation, there is no need for us to continue to entangle in this Waiyedong. Order the entire army to retreat 15 kilometers and temporarily withdraw from the battle. We will make plans later."

Cui Dake and Xiang Shaozhi felt relieved when they heard what Qin Wei said. They were a little envious of Zhang Yang now, because it was a great honor to fight under a commander like Deputy Commander He. On the other hand, Qin Wei here was really hard to describe.